Quick Recipe to make delicious Fruit cake at home
By: Team Ifairer | Posted: 20-09-2016
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Ingredients:-
3
large eggs , 1 cup unsalted butter, 1/2 cup light brown sugar, 1/2 cup dark
brown sugar, 3 tbsp brandy, plus extra for brushing the cake, 1 orange (juiced
and zested),1 lemon (zest), 3/4 cup ground almonds, 1 cup chopped mixed nuts
(such as hazelnuts, walnuts and almonds), 2 cups chopped candied fruits (dried
apricots, candied cherries, candied zest, figs, prunes, dates), 1 cup mixed
dried fruit (such as raisins, sultanas, currants, dried cranberries), 2 cups
all-purpose flour 1 tsp baking powder, 1/4 tsp salt
How
to make
First
preheat the oven at 325 degree F. Now grease springform pan with butter and put
parchment paper on bottom and sides of greased pan. Now take butter, light brown sugar and dark
brown sugar in a bowl. Beat all the ingredients with beater. Now add one egg
and beat it till egg mixes well. Now repeat this process for remaining two
eggs. Add brandy, orange juice and zest in this and mixture. Now add lemon zest
in this mixture and beat it well. Now,
add all the ground almonds, chopped mixed nuts, candied fruits and mixed dried
fruit in this batter. With the help of spatula, gently make circles. Now take
another bowl. Sieve all purpose flour, salt and baking powder together in it. Pour these dry
ingredients in batter and gently make circles to mix ingredients. Pour this
batter in mould and smooth the top. Place this in oven and bake for 1 hour. Now
reduce the temperature to 300 degree F and bake for 90 more minutes. Now check
if cake is cooked. Now let the cake cool in pan. Brush the top with brandy. Now
remove the cake from pan and remove parchment paper from it. Cover this
fruitcake in cling film. Now wrap this in aluminum foil. Remove both the coverings. Cut cake in slices
and serve the delicious fruit cake.